Coming together after a Mass Shooting #HealVegas

[guest042302019, BSN, RN]

I wrote this on the Facebook Group, "Travel Nurse Network--The Gypsy Nurse"

During times of crisis, we should come together in solidarity.

I propose we help #healvegas

Unfortunately, it feels like we are completely divided at times. Our political system is a nightmare. Our news channels feeds on our fears. It feels like there isn't much positivity left in the world.

Even within this travel nurse community, it's hard to read some of the posts.

We're so hard on each other. Unnecessarily so...

I'm so incredibly tired of it.

Same old tune!

Perhaps we can, for once, come together and do something truly special as a travel nurse community.

This Vegas shooting is a horrible situation. It's unfolding even as I write this.

I understand it's a bit early to propose action but I feel compelled to do something! Anything!

During these mass casualty situations, the healthcare providers often get forgotten about.

The shooting victims are of the utmost importance of course!

However,

At the same time, we as healthcare professionals suffer too.

Ya know?

The trauma that providers must feel after taking care of these patients has to be astronomical!

Too often I watch disaster unfold on the news and I can't do a damn thing about it...

Here's what I'm going to do personally:

I'm going to go to the store after I post this and buy a bunch of cards. I'm going to write something. Anything. I don't know exactly but I just want these people to know that they aren't alone, they are making a difference, and we care about them.

In the coming days, I'm going to spread the cards around to the hospital break rooms. I'll leave postage on the card so they can send it when it's full.

I'm going to encourage nurses, doctors, phlebotomists, and anyone else that's interested in signing to leave a special note and when it's full, have someone send it to one of the hospitals in Vegas!

Another Idea:

Most of you know I do YouTube videos. We could collaboratively create a giant thank you video for the providers in Vegas while send love and prayers to the Victims!

All I would need is a short 15-30 second thank you video from a bunch of travelers out there. However long you want it to be I'll put it in there! I could cut it all together into a giant "thank you video" and send it over to the hospitals social media accounts.

I know the healthcare providers that took care of the victims in the Orlando Shooting were traumatized after that incident.

Even to this day!

What do you think gypsies?

Can we come together as a community and do something special for the providers out in Vegas?

Please use the #healvegas to help communicate this initiative on social media.

[Davey Do]

You are an empathetic shaker and mover, sir.

Godspeed!

[NutmeggeRN, BSN]

I shall send a postcard as well. Thank you!